NovaBay Enrolls First Patients in Global BAYnovation Phase 2b Study for Adenoviral Conjunctivitis

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NBY today announced that it has enrolled the first patients in its global Phase 2b clinical study. The study (named BAYnovationTM) will evaluate the Company's lead compound, NVC-422, for treating adenoviral conjunctivitis, a highly contagious form of "pink eye." After providing certain suggestions and insight into the design of BAYnovation at an End-of-Phase 2A meeting, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the trial has all the design elements (controls, sample size, end-points) of a pivotal trial.